He president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo Batllehe stressed this Wednesday the commitment of the autonomous government to public university education by renew the support of all administrations Canary Islands to the public universities of the archipelago. At the solemn opening ceremony of the new 2023-2024 school year at the University of La LagunaFernando Clavijo reiterated the “firm bet” of the Government of the Canary Islands to contribute to the promotion of educational quality, university research work and the transfer of knowledge from researchers to companies and society. “The university is a key element for the future of the Canary Islands and we are going to work together to put the future on the agenda of the present,” said the president.
In the central auditorium of the University of La Laguna, the solemn opening ceremony of the 202-2024 academic year included the interventions of the rector of La Laguna, Francisco García, and the professor of Financial Economics and Accounting, Dr. Urbano Medina Hernández, who highlighted the challenges faced by society and the role played by the two public universities of the Canary Islands. In this sense, Fernando Clavijo agreed with the two university representatives in the role of “key actor” of higher education centers and vindicated the commitment of the Government he presides with the creation of the Department of Universities, Knowledge and Culturewhose owner Migdalia Machín attended the opening along with the rector of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lluís Serra Majem; and the president of the Social Council of the ULL, María Dolores Pelayo Duque.
Public-private collaboration
“The university is a key actor of the present and the future because without the university there is no research, without research there is no generation of new knowledge and without transfer of knowledge there is no progress.“said Fernando Clavijo in his speech before a broad representation of the university community and political, civil and social representatives. “And in the Government we are fully aware and we are going to exercise, in a decisive manner, a commitment to promote public collaboration. private as a engine of economic and social change in our region.” In this area, The president encouraged collaboration between administration, university and companies to strengthen the social, labor and economic resources of the islands. “The future of our society will depend, to a large extent, on how quickly we assimilate this paradigm shift,” Clavijo stressed in an open invitation to all sectors involved to “promote an innovative triple helix model” in the archipelago.
The president of the Canary Islands also reiterated the message that he has conveyed to the different sectors of public education as a commitment to the present and future. “We believe in the public and in the importance of having quality centers that are a reference for Canarian society and contribute to our progress,” said Fernando Clavijo. from the conviction that “governments are defined by the causes they serve and we want the promotion of universities, as well as the necessary transfer of knowledge generated in research centers, to be part of our legacy.” “There are many issues to explore and improve, and the creation of the Department of Universities, Knowledge and Culture,” the president reiterated, “is an intention and a step in the right direction.”
